The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-01

ling and Gen Fereu son, OF our Lsvee
Board, and both pronounce this dis
triCt perfectly cafe from any fear oil
disaster. The cavipg of the bank al
Leots made necessary, as precautisni
only small protection levee, which
the force Of the Board is now at work
upon. The river at 6 O'Clock pm. to.
day stood 38 20.
TIE OHIO BOOMING.
CINCINNATI, o., February % The
Ohio river has been stationary since
IL O'Clock, at 81 feet 81 inches, and
the chances are about even that it will
rise but little more. II the present
clear weather continues the rise can.
not be more than foot more, and
may be less. As it is, merchants and
manufacturers 10 the lower parts OF
the city are, for the second time this
month, compelled to lift property out
OF the way of the water. The present
stage practically cuts off communities
ton with the Central passenger depot,
though trains managed to get Ihroug
this morning.
A TLkkT OF COAL BOATS BREAK FROM
THEIR MooRINGs.
PITTsBURG, Pa, February 81
About o'clock this afternoon two
large trees came floating down the
Monongahela river. When they neared
the point they struck hees OF eleven
loaded coal barges and three emptieJ,
cutting the mooring lines. The entire
fact, with three bumpers named ohm
Kelly, John Marker and James Hen
derson, who were at work on the
bsrges at the time, started down the
Ohio river and had not been heard
from at midnight. Several steamers
ara in pursuit, however, and it is
thought the men will be rescued and
some of the barges saved. The eleven
barges contained 10000 bushels OF
coal valued at Sl4, 400.
Ldter--Seven of the eleven loaded
coal barges swept from their moorings
last evening by the high water were
captured by the stesmer Twilight,
near the foot OF Neville Island. The
other four, containing 576, 700 bushels
of coal, were lost, and are now at the
bottom of the river. The three men
who we're pumping on the feet at the
time it was cas-! adrift were not in
jured.
HEAVY SNOW DRIFTS.
DETROIT, MICH, February 27.-
Specials to the Morning Tribune from
various points in the upper peninsula
and from the northern part of the
southern peninsula report the storm
OF the past twenty.four hours to be OF
mammoth proportions and terrific In
tensity. A heavy gale blew the heavy
snow about, making drifts from Ave
to ten feet deep and effeCtually stop.
ping all traffic. Two Grand Rapids
and Indiana trains are showed in
south OF Macknsw City and Michi-
gan Central train is blockaded in the
came neighborhood. The gale ex.
tended over the whole State, but was
not accompanied by snow in the
neighborhood of Detroit. About
mile west of Negaunee four engines
and coach that were breaking away
through the snow ran into a heavy
drift and were thrown into ditch,
THE WELCOMED CHINOOK" WIND.
HELENA, Mont, Februs,yI2S TIE
long expected snd desired "chinook"
wind has at last reached this Terri.
tory and is proving great boon and
relief to the live stock interests. Spe-
clsl dispatches from al parts of The
Territory to the Live Sock Journal re-
port that the Chinook" IS general,
the temperature ranging from 400 10
500, with warm wind from the south
west, which is carrying off the snow
rapidly.
DAMAGE DONE BY WIND IN LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, February FL
Early Saturday evening the wind COM
menced to bow here heavily, coming
from the northwest. 1t continued t1
blow a perfect hurricane at intervals
until 8 O'Clock this evening. Many
accidents are reported, principally
minor ones, though considerable dam
age has been done. The sternwheel
steamer Reindeer, lying at the city
wharf, was 30 roughly treated by the
waves that she sprunk leak and sank
in four feet OF water. After the Rein
deer had ssttled upon the bottom
much larger boat, the Hibernia, which
was tied to the wharf a few yards
above, was seized by a whirlwind.
Her three large cables were snapped
asunder like 30 much Irvine and she
was cast against the sunken vessel.
The latter was badly smashed up, and
the Hibernia recovered her moorings
with her side stove in. The river is
rising at the rate OF two inches an
hour, and if the heavy rains Of last
week continue much suffering will
follow. The water has already reached
many houses. The hurricane today
also smashed in about 140 feet of the
western wall of the Southern Exposi-
tion Building, the damage being about
$1,000.
LOSS OF LITB AND PROPERTY BY FLOODS.
LONDON, February 20 "A Brisbane
special Of January oath says: Disas-
trous foods have occurred all over the
southern par of the colony. The
lower parts of Brisbaneland OF Wool
loongabbs are submerged land all trai-
fc by road stopped. On the Thomp.
son estate, a large suburb of the city,
many houses have been lifted from
the stumps on which they were buff
and carried away by the stream. One
house hoated away with the family in
it, and the occupants were rescued
with great difficulty. At Swan Hill,
Albion, O'Connell Town, Breakfast
Greek and Newcastle most of the
houses are under water. The food
rose 30 rapidly that people could not
leave their houses. The police and
others we're working all Friday night,
and heroicslly rescued hundreds,
though the night was pitch dark and
q tremendous gale wss blowing at the
time. Since Friday the boats have
been plying in all the subuIbs In place
OF ordinary traffic. The food in
the river is unprecedented. All
the wharves are under water,
some ten feet. The damage done to
goods was enormous.
Several deaths by drowning have
occurred in Southern Queensland
through the floods. One man named
Ferguson was washed away and
Mrs. Noonsn, her daugh